<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been synthesized in the presence of Strawberry fruit extract (SBFE) at room temperature. The synthesized AgNPs was characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy, SEM, EDS, XRD, TEM and FTIR. The UV-vis spectra of the AgNPs show SPR band at 450 nm. TEM results indicate that AgNPs are spherical in shape and size range between 7–65 nm. Antibacterial activity of the synthesized AgNPs has been assessed against <italic>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</italic> and <italic>Bacillus licheniformis</italic>. The results show that AgNPs exhibit inhibitory effect and effect is a function of AgNPs concentration. The antibacterial activity of the prepared AgNPs has been compared with two antibiotics, amoxicillin and ciprofloxacin. It is found that the antibiotics perform better than AgNPs.</p></abstract>

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been synthesized in the presence of Strawberry fruit extract (SBFE) at room temperature. The synthesized AgNPs was characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy, SEM, EDS, XRD, TEM and FTIR. The UV-vis spectra of the AgNPs show SPR band at 450 nm. TEM results indicate that AgNPs are spherical in shape and size range between 7–65 nm. Antibacterial activity of the synthesized AgNPs has been assessed against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus licheniformis. The results show that AgNPs exhibit inhibitory effect and effect is a function of AgNPs concentration. The antibacterial activity of the prepared AgNPs has been compared with two antibiotics, amoxicillin and ciprofloxacin. It is found that the antibiotics perform better than AgNPs.

Green synthesis, characterization and antibacterial activities of silver nanoparticles from strawberry fruit extract

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Centre of Research Excellence in Corrosion, Research Institute

Department of Life Sciences, College of Science

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Uyo

Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been synthesized in the presence of Strawberry fruit extract (SBFE) at room temperature. The synthesized AgNPs was...

Green synthesis, characterization and antibacterial activities of silver nanoparticles from strawberry fruit extract

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 128 - 136

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjct-2017-0079

Keywords
strawberry fruit, silver nanoparticles, biosynthesis, characterization, antibacterial activity

© 2017 Saviour A. Umoren et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Green synthesis, characterization and antibacterial activities of silver nanoparticles from strawberry fruit extract

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 128 - 136

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjct-2017-0079

Keywordsstrawberry fruit, silver nanoparticles, biosynthesis, characterization, antibacterial activity

© 2017 Saviour A. Umoren et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
strawberry fruit, silver nanoparticles, biosynthesis, characterization, antibacterial activity